At the coffee house, after school, at the gym, in the lobby. It’s what people do…They hang-out! They socialize, exchange information and build relationships. But, how do you do that when your friend lives in another city? Or, your client is in another state? Or, your co-worker works in another country? You Hang-out! Google+ offers a great way to connect with family, friends, and colleagues with Google Hangouts. Hangouts let up to 9 people video-converse at once and opens up the viewing for as many people as you want. Additionally, you can save the chat onto YouTube for viewing anytime. […]

When it comes to a backup for your WordPress website, there are as many options are there are flavors of Popsicles, but choosing the right one is like standing in front of the freezer section, and wondering which one will taste best. VaultPress, XCloner, DropMySite, Better WP Security, BackWPup, BackupBuddy… There are so many choices. Do you commit to the expensive one, hoping that it is worth the price? Do you start with the cheaper one, hoping after you commit to the economical choice that you will love it? And every day, more and more options are available. Just when you think that you have made a single choice, you wonder if […]

Installing WordPress is simple Guest post by Vicki Templet — newbie WordPress user. WordPress is not only a great choice for a content management system, but it is very simple to install. Now the term “simple” may offer various definitions based upon your experience. Yesterday, I bought a new ceiling fan. The box said “Simple to Install,” so I decided to give it a try. After all, how hard can it be to install a $68 remote-controlled fan? Five hours later, my arms were killing me, I dropped a little screw from the ceiling onto the bed below, where it […]

Or Re-designing Your Current WordPress Website: The Perfect Time to Change to ClickHOST Are you ready to change your current static website to a WordPress website? Or maybe you already have a WordPress website but you want to do a redesign without disturbing your current website. In either case it is a perfect time to make a change to ClickHOST. 1. Best Strategy When changing your static website to WordPress or doing a redesign of a current WordPress website, and you want to change web hosts, the least disruptive approach is to leave your current website live where it is […]

When someone says “personal something,” that generally means there are other versions, right? Professional, general, public… Well, the same can be said for personal website hosting. There are several versions of web hosting – and the version you end up with all depends on what you expect from your website. Is Personal Web Hosting For You? This is the biggest question, because you could end up reading this whole article and find out it’s not what you want (and really, don’t you just hate that?). So let’s go down a quick checklist to decide whether you need a personal website […]

You just. Want. A website. Just a simple website! Yet, everywhere you go to find out how to build one has all this… this… stuff! Wouldn’t it be great if you could find a single page that had all you need to know about starting one? Wouldn’t a simple hosting and website creation outline be wonderful? Step into our parlor and grab some quick learning! Creating a Simple One-Page Website (5 Steps) The type of site you want to build makes all the difference in the world on how simple it can actually be (which goes a long […]

Sometimes, a little bit of web server space just isn’t enough. Sometimes, your needs move beyond a personal website and into the small business arena. For those times, you need (trumpets and drum roll) small business web hosting. The Brief Version of Small Business Web Hosting If you don’t have a lot of time for the details, this is a quick look at what you need to find when searching for a web host for your small business:: 1 – 100 GB Bandwidth: Think of bandwidth like the size of the front door. The more traffic you expect, and the […]

Time to Make a Move! Ah, the comfort of sameness. We love to wear the same jeans, go to the same coffee shop, order the same entrée, even vacation in the same place. We all have our little comfort box, and when we are asked to go outside that box to try something different, the first reaction is usually to turtle deeper into the sanctity of our shell. Don’t mess with my little routine! It is working for me… But when it comes to your website, is it really working that well? Maybe it is time for a change. Or […]

One of the first things you’ll hear when you want to start a website is WordPress. Then you’ll hear about WordPress hosting, and how some hosting providers are better than others for WordPress, some are cheaper, you can have a blog, you can have a site… the amount of new information just goes on forever. Don’t give up on the quest for knowledge. WordPress is easier to learn about than you might think. The problem isn’t the amount of information (it really isn’t that much); it’s the fact that it’s not all in one place. Well… it wasn’t. Read on, […]

Google+ continues to gain ground as a social media destination, but the majority of businesses have yet to venture over there. Here are some reasons that it’s important to get your business on there soon, as well as some tips to help you get started. 1 – Why it matters As of now, Google+ has about 50 million users. That sounds great, but in all it’s only about 1/16 the size of Facebook. So why bother with it? For Google search. Your company undoubtedly thinks that it’s important to rank well on Google, and you possibly even spend money with […]